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Originally Posted by GoJetsGo
Vancouver's in tough. Any obstacles they need to overcome are magnified when considering how many times they'll play Anaheim, LA and San Jose per season in the next few years. They will be on the losing end against those teams every season, and will be banged up in the process. They're a team on the decline, facing tougher competition as a whole. Not a good mix.
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Good point. If you assume the Canucks can get back to their 12-13 form, does that even put them in the playoffs with the realignment. In 12-13 the Flames, Oilers and Avs were all bottom 7 teams and Minnesota wasn't exactly a powerhouse either. Now they have to deal with the California teams in their division. They were propped up by being in a terrible division and them exposed in the playoffs the few years before this one.